Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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tank is a very dangerous place. Nobody
sleeps in the junk tank.

just off the boatmod. freshly immigrated
and perhaps gullible and naive. (See also
FOB.) I’m not just off the boat. I know
what’s going on. He may act like he’s just
off the boat, but he’s all right.


just the ticketn. just the perfect thing. 
This little jigger is just the ticket. A nice
cup of tea will be just the ticket.


just what the doctor orderedn. exactly
what is needed. This nice cool beer is
just what the doctor ordered. A nice chat


with friends is just what the doctor
ordered.
juvie[“dZuvi] 1. n. a police officer con-
cerned with juveniles. (Underworld.) 
I’m a juvie in the Shakespeare district. 
The juvies have to know juvenile law cold.


  1. n. a youth; a teenager under age eigh-
    teen. (Underworld.) I work with juvies
    a lot. I try to get them back on the track.
    They brought in a juvie and charged
    him with shoplifting. 3. mod. juvenile. 
    That was sort of a juvie thing to do. 
    Don’t be so juvie. She still has a lot of
    juvie attitudes.


just off the boat

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